End-gate fastener for wagons.



l. W. WAGGONER.

END GATE FASTE NER FOR WAGONS.

APPLICATIONHLED sun: 14, 1915.

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J. W. WAGGONER.

END GATE FASTENER FOR WAGONS.

APPLICATION mm JUNE 14. I915.

1 09,523 I Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

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To all whom it mag concern ms; i

Application filed June 14,

Be it known that LJAMns .W. WAoooNnn, a citizen of the 5 United States, residing at Mountain View, in thecounty of Kiowa, State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gate Fasteners for W'agons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which.

' it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an tener for wagons.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device by means of which the end gate of a wagon'will be securely held in place and absolutely prevented from rattlin r r i A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a device thatwill hold the upper side boards of a wagon in place. and prevent them from rattling.

A further object of the invention resides inso constructing the devicethat the end gate and side boards may be simultaneously clamped in place. 1

With these andother objects in View, such as will appear as the description progresses, my invention comprisesthe combination and arrangement of parts as set-forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims. t

Referring to the drawing: Figure lis an elevational view of the front portion of a wagon with my device in place thereon; Fig. 2 is a vertieal sectionalwiew on line 9 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal secend gate fastional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4

is an elevational View of the rear end of a wagon with my device in place thereon. Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a fragmental detail of the lock nut on one side of the wagon. Fig. 8 is a similar View of the lock nut when used as a washer on the other side of. the wagon.

Referring to the drawing wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views :-In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, I have illustrated a wagon which includes lower side boards 1, upper side boards 2 and end gates 3 and 4, which are provided with braces 5 and 6.

In order that the side boards and end gates may be securely clamped in place and END-GATE FASTENER FOR WAGONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

gate 4. The upper ends of this bar 26 is formed in the Patented Deere, 1916.

1915. Serial No. 33.949.

. prevented from rattling, I have secured threaded plate? to one of the upper side boards and adjustably connected a threaded eye 8 thereto. On the other upper side board, I have countersunk a plate 9 similar to the plate 7 and adjustably mounted a threaded eye 10 therein. Extending through elongated slots 11 in the braces 5 and 6 is a bar 12 which is of V'shape formation and is engaged at its vertex by an outwardly opening hook 13 secured to the lower end are provided with vertically extending fingers 14 which pass through the eyes 8. Adjustably mounted on the end of the eye 10 is a tight ening handle 15' by means of which the side boards 2 may be drawn together to tightly bind the end gate 3.

Secured to the outer face of one side board 1 is a threaded plate 16 having an eye 17 'adjustably' mounted therein and countersunk inthe outer face of the other side board l is a similar plate 18 which has an eye 19 mounted therein on which is a tightening handle. Extending throughelongated' apertures 20 in the braces 6 is a V-shaped rod 21, the ends of which are turneddownwardly forming fingers 22 which extend into the eyesl? and 19. The rod 21 is engaged at its vertex by a hook 23 which extends through the bottom of the wagon andhas a nut 24 thereon which is prevented from dis placement bya cotter pin 25. A depression bottom of the wagon for." the reception of thehook 23 when it is disengaged fromthe rod 21. l

In Figs. 4 to 8, inclusive, I have disclosed the rear end of the wagon which consists of lower side boards 1, upper side boards 2, an upper end gate 3 and a lower end gate 4 the upper gate having braces 5 thereon.

The construction of the tightening means for the upper end gate is similar to that described in connection with the gate 3 and it is not, however, advisable to enter into a detailed description of the same. The parts are, however, indicated by the characters used in connection with Figs. 1 and 3 primed. The lower end gate 4' is provided with a cleat 6'. Secured to the outer face of one side board 1 is a threaded plate 16' which has an eye 17 adjustably mounted thereon, while countersunk in the outer face of the other side board 1 is a similar plate 18' which has an eye 19 mounted thereon.

Onrtheouterend of the eye 19. is an adjust-.

flucla'mped in place, and prevented from 5 which is held in place by a cotter pin 25. A depression 26 is formed in the bottom of the wagon for the reception of the hook 23' when it is disengaged :from the bar 21'. .The a bar 12 is engaged by a hook 13 which opens forwardly. and isimounted on the cleat 6.

ing/handlesimilar to the'handle 15'.

Inasmuch as the operation ofboth the embodimentsisslibstantially the same, I will beenput inplace as illustrated inlthe drawiings the nut 2&i's turned so that the bar 21 lonly describe the operationof the. form V gshownin' Figs; 1 to 3. After thepartsi have that the u pperside boards and en d gate may be removed. 7 v

-VVhile I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, I

have merely'done so for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment" as it is obvious thatnumerous changes may be made within the details of construction thereof without in anyway departing from the spirit of a the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is v '1. In an end gate fastener, adaptedto se cure a pair of end gates .iniplace, a V-shaped :locking barfor the upper, end gate, eyes engaging the ends of the'locking bar and ad- ".willdrawtheend gate 4 tightly onto the botttom of the wagon and the hook 13 will in a turn drawfthe end-gate 3 tightly ontothe 2 end gated. "a The handles. on the eyes .10 and .119. are then operated to drawthe side boards filtightly into engagementwith the end gates. The.- end gates and side; boards will thus be rattling. a, V

. aItlis obvious that theupperend gate in eachlforml 'aswell. as the side boards may be removed and yet the lowertend gate and side -boards will be firmly ;.clamped in place.

. When .it. is desired :to remove the lower end negate the: hook 23 i. may. be disengaged from a :the bar, 21an'd theifingers 22 iromthe eyes 35.

17 and-19 at which time the end gate may .be bodily removed. .The hook 23 will then i drop into the depression 26 and will not in- :terfere withv the dumping, of .the cereal or Mother materialfromthe wagon.

jFrom the foregoing description it vwill be liseen ithati Ihave' provided an; end gate ilfastener :whichawill securely maintain the anuppenand lower. end; gates and the side lboards in'positionand prevent them from rattling.

have so constructed the. device justablylengaged with the side boards, a

hook forsecuringthe locking :bar t0 the lower end gate, means for drawing thegside boards in engagement withthe lower end gate, and means for drawing thelowerend gate in engagement with the bottomiof the wagon.

2. In an end; gate fastener adapted to IIIELlIltZllIL a pair of endvgates lnplace on a wagon 1n superposed relation, means ;for

. drawing the upper side boards ofthe wagon tightly into contact with, the ends of the upper, end gate, means for. drawingxthe lower side boards of the wagon tightly into engagement with the ends: of; the, lower end gate, means for fasteningthe firstmentioned lineans positively tothe lower end gate and means for adjustably and positively fastening the last mentioned tightening means for l the lower side boards of the wagon to the bottom of the WiJ gOIlL' In testimony whereof,1I aflix my signa- 7 true, in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. WAGGONEB.

i of this aiatent.niay be obtainedfor, five cents-each, by addressing the Commissioner of iatents,

Washington, D. 0. 

